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A. F. GILLET.

WINDSHXELD ATTACHNIENL` APPLacATmN msn 0cT.15,|92o.

Patented June 14, 1921.

1min fnnglmz A. F. GILLET.

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1,381,629. APPLICATIGN FILED (301116, |920. 14

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

"UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXIS r. GILLET, or emga, NEBRAsxAi-nssienon To JUBILEE MANUFAcTUnIive commis! or omananmgssxa WiNDsHiErji ATTACHMENT.

Specication of Letters Patent. Patented J Application led October 1G, 1920. Serial No. 417,366.

Omaha, in the county of Douglas and i tate of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windshield At-V tachments, of which the following is a speci- 'ication p The present invention relates to automobile windshield attachments in the naturfe of extensions or wings, and has for an obfieet to provide a pair of such wings which are capable of adjustment not onlv into various angles 'relatively to the plane ot the windshield, but also vertically into different eievated positions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a clamping means for the wings which is adaptable to the frames of windshields of different thicknesses and constructions and which is adapted to securely hold the wings to the windshield as a part thereof. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved clamp adapted to hold the pane of'glass or other transparent body which constitutes the body portion of the wing without boring or otherwise forming holes throughthe glass, and which will securely maintain th'e glass in proper position without injur thereto and admit of easy and ready repilacement upon the breakage of the wing. Y y" A still further object of the present invention is to provide a windshield wing which may be clamped securely in its vertically an horizontally adjusted position and which may be easily released and. adjusted.

'Wi-th the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, land will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.V

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevation, showing fragmentarily one side of the windshield and a wing or extension constructed according to the present invention applied thereto and in position for eatchin air currents and delecting the same into te body of a velhicle behind the windshield;

l' F ig. 2 is a horizontal section taken through the same substantially in' the planev 55, l

indicated by the line 2'2 in Fig. 1, thel` dotted lilies showing one position of adjustment of the win for deiecting wind and rain from about t e sides of the windshield;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of th 60 clamp or support for attachment to the side of the windshield;'and f Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken vertioally through the pivot clamp for securing the wing in various angularly adjusted positions with respect to the plane of the w-indshield.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by similar numerals of reference throughout the several views, 1() 70 designates the upright forming one side of the windshield frame and to which is pivotally attached the upper and lower sections 11 and 12 of the body of the windshield. The showing of these parts' in the drawings is conventional and is important merely for the purpose of illustrating the application of the device of this invention to windshields.

The Wings or extensions of this invention are adapted to be used in pairs and as each one of the wings is of similar construction but one isillustrated. Each wing is provided with an attaching means, the same be` ing in the form of a clamp which is shown in detail in Fig. 3 and as comprising a pair of opposed plates 13 and 14 of sheet metal or the like having complemental outwardly and oppositely arched end portions forming jaws 15 and 16. These jaws 15 'and 16 are bowed outwardl on a suitable radius or curvature for camping en a ement about thel opposite edge portionsb t e upright 10, as shown to advantage in Fig. 2. 4

The other end of the plate 13 has an inturned flange 17 to which is detachably connected a spacing plate 18 by screws 19 or the like. The plate 18 may be used when it is desired to space the outer ends of the plates 13 and 14 apart a considerable distance and may be removed when it is desired to draw the plates 13 and 14 closer t ether at their outer ends, in .which latter event the iange 17 alone constitutesthe spacing or abutting member. The plates 13 and 14 are reinforced respectively by outer plates or strips 20 and 21 respectively, the plates 2O and 21 bein substantially coextensive in height with t e clamping plates 13 and 14 and having at their inner edges outwardly curved lips 22 and 23 which generally follow the curvature of the inner ends of the jaws 15 and 1G for reinforcing and bracing the same.

The reinforcing plate 20 is preferably permanently attached tothe clamping plate 13 by a rivet 24 or the like, and rivets 25 are preferably used for permanently securing the reinforcing plate 2l to the clamping `plate 14. The plates 13 and 14 are adapte to be drawn toward each other by clamping bolts 26 having the usual nuts adapted to be turned up against the outer Side ofthe adjacent clamping plate for binding the jaws 15 and 16 upon' the upright 10. l

The attaching means is provided with a pivotal support for the body of the wing or extension, and to this end one of the clamping plates, such as the plate `14, is bent abruptly and laterally in position to extend rearwardly when applied to the windshield. The bent portion, designated as 27 in the drawings, extends substantially from the plane of the body portion oi the plate 14. This portion 27 constitutes an arm, and the latter is provided with an arcuate socket 28 on its outer end which is substantially semi-cylindrical and formed by pressing or rounding the free edge portion of the arm 27. The socket 28 extends in a general vertical direction and is adapted to receive therein the intermediate cylin drical portion of a rod 29 adapted to turn in the socket. The rod 29 is adapted to be clamped in the socket 28 from turning therein by a suitable manually operable clamp, such as shown in detail in Fig. 4, and which comprises a sheet metal body plate 3U having at its upperand lower ends inturned fianges 31 suitably apertured for the passage of the rod 29 therethrough.

The plate 30 is reinforced by laterally inturned flanges 32 forming therebetween a. channel within which are seated a pair of angularly faced nuts 33 threaded upon set screws 34, the latter having winged nuts or hand grips 35 upon their outer ends to facilitate turning of the set screws in the nuts 33. The set screws 34 pass'through openings formed in the body plate 30 and are held in line with the rodI 29 and are adapted to bind against the side of the socket 28 for securing the rod from turning in the socket.

The wing body comprises a transparent pane 36 0i"` glass or the like which is of suitable height, width, and thickness, and which is connected to the rod 29 to turn therewith by an. improved clamp which eliminates boring or drilling of holes through the pane 36. h n

The clamp is in the form of a pair ot plates 37 and 38 which may be'of less vertical length than the pane 36 and which have outer straight edge portions 39 and I40,. the. edge 39 being turned inwardly toward the edge 40 and provides an abutting fiange of r The arms 41 and 42 are preferably reinforced by outwardly pressed beads 43 which extend horizontally along the arms 41 and 42 and which terminate at their inner ends in substantially disk like bosses 44 also pressed outwardly from the plates 37 and 38. lThe bosses 44 are apertured, and clamping bolts 45 are passed throu h the' apertures and drawn taut throu h tie plates by clam inl nuts 464 or the li e. The bosses 44 a ord a firm support for the heads of the bolts 45 and for the *clamping nuts 46.

The inner faces of the clamping plates 37 and 38 are referably provided with flexible and yieldab e linin s 47 of rubber or the like adapted for immeciate Contact with the 0pposite sides of the pane 36 for affording a firm grip upon the pane and to prevent injury thereto or uneven distribution4 of pres sure of the plates 37 and 38 upon the pane.

One of the plates,f such as the platee37, is provided at its upper and lower ends with nut-turned ears 48 which extend in the same direction and in vertical alinement and are provided with suitable apertures through which the opposite ends of the rod 29 extend.

rod 29 at the upper 4and lower ends of the,

socket 28 and the rod29 is supported through the iianges 31 and socket 28 by a stop collar 5() which is secured in adjusted position leno-thwise of the rod 29 by a set screw 51 an. which is adapted to bear against thel upper flange 31 and support the rod and the parts carried thereby'.

The ears 48 are secured upon the rod in a manner to prevent turning of the ears on the rod so that when the rod is clamped in the socket 28 the body clamp for the pane 36 is held from swinging upon the support.

In operation the support, comprising the clamping plates 13 and 14 and their adjacent parts, is secured to the upright 10 at the side of the windshield. If the upright 1() is relatively thick, the spacing plate 18 is employed for spacing apart the inner ends of the plates 13 and 14 a relatively great distance, while if the upright l() is thin and' of small diameter the plat/e `18 is removed so that thv flnngv IT hnhls thv nlntvs t3 :mil i living' only nvvvssnl-y that suvh changes full lnl Figi. thv :throw fr. iinlivntvs thv tliivvtion of tl::\'vl olvthv vvhivlv to whivh thv intlshivhl is ztpplivtl :unl in thv full linv position ot' thv wingtt. thv lztttvl is :nhlptvtl to vutvl: :unl tlvllvvt :1i:- vnrrvnts from thv nplmsitv sitlvs ot' thv wintlshivhl into thv hotly of thv :intolnohilv h'vhinll thv \\'itnl5hivll.

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